Yashasvi Jaiswal became the second Indian to score 1000 runs

Hospice: India’s star opener Yashasvi Jaiswal completed 1000 runs in Test on Thursday and with this achievement he became the second Indian to score the fastest thousand Test runs. He achieved this feat by hitting a four off Shoaib Bashir in the 15th over during the fifth and final match of the series against England at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Thursday.

In terms of innings, the young opener is the second-fastest – 16 – behind Vinod Kambli, who achieved the feat in 14 innings. Jaiswal, 22 years and 70 days old, is now the fourth youngest batsman to cross the 1000-run mark in Tests and joins an elite list of legends like Sachin Tendulkar (19Y, 217D), Kapil Dev (21Y, 27D), Ravi Shastri (21Y) have joined. , 197d), and Dilip Vengsarkar (22y, 293d).

In a repeat of the first day of the fifth Test, after Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed England’s last over, Rohit started the session dealing with boundaries while putting pressure on England’s bowling unit.

Jaiswal took his time in settling at the crease and joined Rohit in an attempt to provide a perfect stand for the hosts. The young left-handed batsman took the responsibility from the captain to ensure that India maintained a healthy run-rate.

He completed his half-century in 55 balls with an attractive four. With a slog sweep on the next ball, Jasiwal once again hit a four, but showed no signs of stopping.

After giving back-to-back boundaries, Bashir hit back on the next ball and deceived the southpaw to be stumped at the score of 57(58). India will resume their innings on the second day with captain Rohit Sharma (52*) and Shubman Gill (26*) remaining unbeaten.